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CVE-2026-12249: Cleartext HTTP Cert Enrollment in Canonical ADSys

An issue was discovered in Canonical ADSys upstream versions through v0.16.2. During Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) certificate auto-enrollment via the vendored Samba client script (int...

Summary

ParameterValue
CVE IDCVE-2026-12249
Alert SourceGitHub Advisory - Critical Vulnerability
CVE Publication Year2026
Date Published2026-06-22
VendorCanonical
ProductADSys upstream
CVSS Score9.0 (critical)
EPSS ScoreNo data
CISA KEVNo
RansomwareNot confirmed

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in Canonical ADSys upstream versions through v0.16.2. During Active Directory Certificate Services (AD CS) certificate auto-enrollment via the vendored Samba client script (internal/policies/certificate/python/vendor_samba/gp/gp_cert_auto_enroll_ext.py), ADSys utilizes a plaintext HTTP connection (http://) instead of a secure HTTPS connection (https://) to request the CA certificate from the Active Directory Certificate Services server (GetCACert). An unauthenticated netw…

Required Actions

Apply vendor patches or mitigations as soon as available.

Who Is Affected?

This vulnerability affects ADSys upstream by Canonical. Check if your organization uses this software and requires updates.

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